Robotic Production and Circular Materials
KEYWORDS Robotic Fabrication, Parametric Design, Circular Materials, Digital Production Technology, Design, Business Modelling, Circular economy, Sustainability, Co-operation and Co production.
Leerdoelen
Because of the multidisciplinary approach, the minor consists of different lines of research, which are all integrated within the development of a final circular application.
You will explore progressively and hands-on the possibilities of rethinking and altering the characteristics and performance of existing (waste) material and investigate innovative means of digital production to design and make entirely new circular applications. Challenges will be brought by external stakeholders with the current need of rethinking their own models. In this research, you will learn and explore how these “circular materials” can encourage more sustainable ideas via “robotic production” solutions, leading to new business models for a circular economy, and/or other ways of addressing contemporary societal challenges.
Ingangseisen
Admission rules of the Teaching and Examination Regulations (OER) of your own study programme apply.
Literatuur
In order to facilitate the accelerated learning process of the students in an interactive blended way, the AUAS Robotlab has set up an online open-source platform.
Imagine an online platform interface were teachers and students can build up knowledge, a place where you can find all the information you need, inspiration and reflect on this, a platform that can support the specialization and in-depth online learning tools to facilitate active learning and a place for you and teaches to share ideas and much more.
Based on the Blended Learning Wave for accelerated learning we have setup an updated version of the wiki where you can find:
- In depth online courses and resources that you can follow by yourself and that complements the group activities;
- Practical examples and detailed instructions on assignments, learning goals, rubrics, etc;
- Some online lectures and practical classes are recorded an uploaded here to use as a reference for your development.
Rooster
This minor is a hand-on experimental course, therefore the program is live and hosted at the JHM Robotlab, this means that contact hours and development time will be at location, and individual learning and assignments developments will be online/live based on the needs of each students.
This a full-time program and we expect students to participate actively in it during the whole week.
Schedule Overview
Week 1 to week 4 - module 1Digital Production Mondays, Wednesdays, Fridays JHM Robotlab Week 5 to week 7 - module 2 Vision On Circularity Mondays, Wednesdays, Fridays
JHM Robotlab
Week 8 - module 3 Makeathon All week - JHM Robotlab
Week 10 to week 15 - module 4.1 Circular Applications Mondays, Wednesdays, Fridays
JHM Robotlab Week 16 to week 17 - module 4.2 All week - JHM Robotlab Week 18 - module 4 Mondays, Wednesdays, Fridays
JHM Robotlab Week 19 - Documentation and Repair Final submission and grading - Online Keep in mind that this schedule might be adjusted at the beginning of the course, but will maintain the same structure.
Toetsing
This is a full time programme of 30 ECTS credits. The final grade (100%) is built based on the Individual learnings along the minor (40%) and the group challenges developed along the course (60%).
BLOK 1DIGITAL PRODUCTION - 4 weeks
Digital Production 4 main lectures, 2 lab courses, 2 online course, weekly coaching
VISION ON CIRCULARITY - 3 weeks
Vision on Circularity excursion, 2 intensive courses, 1 online course, weekly coaching
MAKEATHON - 2 weeks
Makeathon intensive hands-on 1:1 group prototyping
BLOK 2
CIRCULAR APPLICATION - 8 weeks
Circular Production Application 3 main lectures, 2 intensive courses, 1 online course, external challenge, weekly coaching
DOC & REPAIR - 1 week
Project Documentation & Repair student feedback, grading, repair
For more detailed information on each module and its learning goals click here.
The individual learnings are progressively assed via the Interactive Portfolio. This is a flexible tool that engages you in a process of continuous knowledge building, application, integration, reflection and collaboration focused on selective evidence of learning. The portfolio provides a critical opportunity for purposeful, mentored reflections and analysis of evidence for both improvement and assessment of your learnings. This assessment process is a rich, convincing, and adaptable method of documenting intellectual growth and involving you in a critically reflective, collaborative process that activates the learning.
The group-work development is accessed via Public Presentations and the Lab Journal. The Studio Journal facilitates active learning, by utilizing the advantages of collaboration and mentoring in making learning community. The journal documents the group development, promotes continuous interaction between the stakeholders and ensures trustworthy decision-making within the team and their peers. Public Presentations is a setup where the teams present their outcomes and reflections, in an interactive and clear way, to a broader audience.
This minor is working on developing a “new” way of learning and you are the main character in this new model. We have taken on board all the learnings of working in a blended way and we are looking forward to implementing this in the new setup of coming back to school.
For every module we have implemented the idea of Accelerated Learning where we will start by:
- motivating your minds, inspiring you with different lectures, facilitating critical conversations and initial reflections;
- these inspiration sessions will be supported by online and live courses that will allow you to acquire the necessary information, tools and skills to develop your ideas and applications;
- via practical experiences we will go into depth in each topic and develop further knowledge based on your interests;
- we will conclude each module by reflecting – in a critical way – what we have learned and the impact of it for the next steps.
We have defined a Blended Learning strategy where you can develop yourself at home or in study groups, with the support of online content, challenging exercises and extra resources to broaden your expertise. On online/live – face to face – group sessions you will interact and collaborate with your peers and teachers experiencing and reflecting on the knowledge built in class and at home.
Aanvullende informatie
Student comments:
Generally I'm impressed by the outcome of every group. I think there is a very high level of outcome and expertise on the different areas.I would say it's a very nice learning environment as well, because you learn from each other because of the diversity of the backgrounds. – Year 4, The Hague University of Applied Sciences, Product Design student
The minor RP&CM changed my point of view about design and production. The different courses about circularity helped me see more clearly how and where my ideas can be a part of the better process. – Year 3, AUAS, Product Design student
This minor gives insight on how robotic production and circularity can and will change the world. It taught me to think and design in a different way. It also challenges us to implement all that we learn in the real world, by working together with cool companies/startups. – Year 3, AUAS, Built Environment student
I really enjoyed the first half with the digital design and then the advanced digital design. Even though I'm not spectacular at it, I did learn a lot of it. I really enjoyed our group work, we had a nice mix of different disciplines. – Year 3, AUAS, Mechanical Engineering student
For me it was more special because I have absolutely 0 technical background. So anything that happened during minor was new for me. So if someone asked me what did you learn it was everything. And also I enjoyed the makeathon a lot because we all worked as a one big team towards a group goal of building a 1 to 1 outdoor structure. – Year 3, Saxion University of Applied Sciences International Business Student
More information:
Minor RP&CM Information page
AUAS Digital Production Research Group
Minor 2021-2022 Makeathon Article
Minor 2021-2022 Makeathon Article: Making the Green Mile 2.0
Costs:
Maximum €200.
Questions about the minor?
Contact Marco Galli: m.r.galli@hva.nl
Questions about the Kies Op Maat procedure?
Contact: Monique Ax-Bervoets, Christian van Dokkum minoren-techniek@hva.nl
Applications will be processed in the order of receipt of signed learning agreements. There are 15 places available for Kies op Maat students.